mediatize

[ mee-dee-uh-tahyz ]
/ ˈmi di əˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), me·di·a·tized, me·di·a·tiz·ing.

to annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
Also especially British, me·di·a·tise.

Origin of mediatize

1820–30; mediate + -ize, modeled on German mediatisieren

OTHER WORDS FROM mediatize

me·di·a·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby mediatize

mediate auscultation, mediate percussion, mediated generalization, mediation, mediative, mediatize, mediator, mediatorial, mediatory, mediatrix, medibank

Example sentences from the Web for mediatise

  • We've got to mediatise all this stuff, all these little crowns and boundaries and creeds, and so on, that stand in the way.

    The Research Magnificent |H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for mediatise

mediatize

mediatise

/ (ˈmiːdɪəˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to annex (a state) to another state, allowing the former ruler to retain his title and some authority

Derived forms of mediatize

mediatization or mediatisation, noun

Word Origin for mediatize

C19: from French médiatiser; see mediate, -ize